Brunching out with my hubby is my favourite treat. But during these seemingly endless lockdowns, I have learnt to make my own brunches at home. Waffles have fast become a quick and easy, yet very tasty treat! These waffles are savoury and served perfectly alone or topped with poached eggs and a side of bacon! …
Slow Bowels? Estrogen Dominance?
Slow bowels? Only pooping every few days? Are you also noticing? Heavy painful periods Swollen tender breasts Increased body fat on hips and thighs Headaches/migraines Mood swings creating irritability or impatience Did you know your slow bowel movements could be creating these signs of estrogen dominance? When your body is done with the estrogen it …
Thai Pork Meatballs – with ginger and honey sauce
As the year gets underway I am finding less and less time for cooking. Batch cooking meals that can be frozen or eaten as leftovers in many different forms is fast becoming my way again after some summer holiday bliss. These meatballs are great eaten with rice or cauliflower rice, or you could pop them …
Zucchini & Eggplant Lasagne
Well Christmas is over and I have been preparing for a new year. Part of my planning making sure we have healthy options at home and on hand for a quick dinner when I have a late night at work. Because, if you are anything like me, the last thing I want to do when …
BBQ Beef in the Pressure Cooker
Using a pressure cooker gives you all the tenderness of a slow cooker but in a fraction of the time. I love mine. When using a pressure cooker for big cuts of beef it is a good idea to release the pressure slowly. With the quick-release, it tends to lose some of the tenderness and …
Maple Dijon Slow Cooked Beef
Using my slow cooker is one of my favourite ways to get tender meat everytime. You could use any beef in this recipe, and chuck steak would work well as the cartilage and sinew would break down well and become so tender and flavorsome! Prepare in the morning and devour in the evening! Tender Beef …
Chicken Liver Pate
Getting the nutritional benefits of organ meat can be challenging. Not everyone loves to eat brains, kidneys, or offal of any kind. But I do find most people can tolerate and maybe even enjoy some pate. You can make this recipe with any type of liver. Chicken tends to be very mild in its flavour profile …
Reduce your Cancer Risk, Improve your Gut Health, Fight Infections, Maintain Immunity.
Sound good? Then you need…. Phytochemicals! Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. They are non-essential nutrients, meaning that they are not required by the human body for sustaining life. But it may be argued that they are vital for good health. It is one thing to be alive and …
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Apple Fennel Salad
Apple Fennel Salad A salad that can be quickly whipped up to go beside freshly grilled chicken, beef or seafood. The flavours of fennel and the lemon vinaigrette will blend well with your favourite proteins. You could even serve it with grilled haloumi or with some feta cheese. A quick and easy salad for a …
I Don’t Follow the Traditional Food Pyramid
Can you think of a time when you couldn’t find any food to buy or eat? Believe it or not, a little over 100 years ago, there were a lot of people in Australia who didn’t have enough to eat. Food was not widely available. There weren’t multiple grocery stores in every town, and they …